I really want to play a Final Fantasy game at some point, but always seem to find something else play. Same thing goes for Dragon Quest games. I could ask everyone here which game from each series you recommend, but would I actually play it? Probably not. 😔

As for a single game I own, I will probably never play Disgaea 5. It's been so long since I bought it.

  • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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    2 years ago

    I've been staring sideways at Divinity II for over two years now.

    I got it because my friend suggested we play multiplayer online while it was on sale, but then he was never actually wanted to play once I installed it.

    • Chump [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I really wanna like it, but I just don’t like how crpgs feel to play:(

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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        2 years ago

        I liked isometrics 20 years ago, because they felt like they were pushing what you could do in a video game setting. Now, they seem like the go-to budget solution for developers. Which is fine. But, like, you're not getting an FF7Remake or a DQ11.

        Its just a lot of very small text. I tend to play on my living room television, so everything is very small and far away. Back when my face was shoved up against a CRT screen, I got to appreciate the fine details. You get a lot of granular choices that don't always have a meaningful impact on the direction of the game. The games are loooong. Easily 60-100 hours, if you're a reflexive completionist like me.

        It just feels like an enormous time commitment when free time is in short supply. Back in school, when I felt like I had hours to kill every day and days to kill every break, I chewed through shit like this.

        Maybe I'll get back into CRPGs when I retire.

        • Chump [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Video game text is so small these days! I hate it

    • The_Dawn [fae/faer, des/pair]
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      2 years ago

      I got it at launch, and it had a bug that corrupted your save after TWENTY TO THIRTY HOURS.

      I played the first act TWICE before i realized that it was a irreparable and inevitable glitch.

      Any time I boot it up and make a character I remember that I've gotta fight bugs for an hour, and then break out of prison for like 10 hours and....

      I just shut the game down. Absolutely my answer as well. Its a shame. I adored the combat.

    • ssjmarx [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I feel the same way. I've bopped around a little bit in the opening areas and just couldn't get into it.

    • engineer [none/use name, any]
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      2 years ago

      I had a lot of fun with it, I've been meaning to do another playthrough. I recommend including Fane and Ifan in your party.